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Witsies come up tops in Public Interest Law Moot Court Competition Sandiselwe Zwane and Anele Desi claimed the overall title at the sixth annual Public Interest Law Moot Court Competition, with Zwane also receiving the best oralist award. CALS co-hosted the final rounds, with Justice Dambuza, Deputy Judge President Sutherland, and Prof. Thuli Madonsela presiding as guest judges.
Wits Blues lift the Varsity Shield Captain Latica Nela led the Wits Rugby team to an unbeaten run and the Varsity Shield title at a sold-out Wits Rugby Stadium in April, securing promotion to next season's Varsity Cup in the process. Lindani Dweba rounded off a remarkable campaign as the tournament's top try scorer.
Jess Rees and Tristan Bester, Google PhD Fellows 2026
Witsies awarded prestigious Google PhD Fellowships Jess Rees and Tristan Bester have been awarded the highly competitive Google PhD Fellowship. The Fellowship programme supports outstanding graduate students pursuing innovative research in fields relevant to Google.
Wits PhD candidate Bontle Masango
PhD candidate wins prestigious Fulbright Fellowship Bontle Masango from the Faculty of Health Sciences has been awarded a 2025/2026 Fulbright Fellowship. She'll spend five months conducting research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.